Comments on: Places to Avoid Living in London http://www.stooly.com Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:55:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: East London Lad http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-752 East London Lad Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:55:58 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-752 Put it this way, you go around being scared, people will pick on you. You go around flashing your wealth and/or thinking you're a big shot, people will pick on you. Hold your head up and keep your eyes open and you wont go getting stabbed up. Stay out of people's housing estates if you don't know the estate very very well cos that is the playground of lots of little ba$tards who dont like new faces. If you have an accent, dont go speaking loudly in areas like Stratford or Hackney cos you will stand out like a sore thumb. Same for on the tube. When you are in non tourist areas dont walk around with a map in your hand - makes you look pretty alien! Areas to avoid if you're new to the city and some full stop: Stratford, Hackney (especially Homerton), Dalston, the whole of Tower Hamlets, Harlesdon, Peckham, West Croydon there's more but i'll let you find out..... :D Put it this way, you go around being scared, people will pick on you. You go around flashing your wealth and/or thinking you’re a big shot, people will pick on you. Hold your head up and keep your eyes open and you wont go getting stabbed up. Stay out of people’s housing estates if you don’t know the estate very very well cos that is the playground of lots of little ba$tards who dont like new faces. If you have an accent, dont go speaking loudly in areas like Stratford or Hackney cos you will stand out like a sore thumb. Same for on the tube. When you are in non tourist areas dont walk around with a map in your hand – makes you look pretty alien!

Areas to avoid if you’re new to the city and some full stop:
Stratford, Hackney (especially Homerton), Dalston, the whole of Tower Hamlets, Harlesdon, Peckham, West Croydon there’s more but i’ll let you find out….. :D

]]> By: Anthony http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Anthony Mon, 03 May 2010 07:34:50 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-749 Hello all, I saw how helpful you all are and thought i would try and see if anyone could help me with my dilemma. I will be moving to London this September and am looking for a safe area to live in. Me and my fiancée will be commuting to London Metropolitan and Greenwich so it has to be roughly 5miles from each destination. Tower hamlets seemed ideal for us but i was shocked to find out how bad it is there! Anyway, if anyone can help me out, it would be much appreciated, this moving business can be overwhelming. Thank you! Hello all,
I saw how helpful you all are and thought i would try and see if anyone could help me with my dilemma.

I will be moving to London this September and am looking for a safe area to live in. Me and my fiancée will be commuting to London Metropolitan and Greenwich so it has to be roughly 5miles from each destination.

Tower hamlets seemed ideal for us but i was shocked to find out how bad it is there!

Anyway, if anyone can help me out, it would be much appreciated, this moving business can be overwhelming.

Thank you!

]]> By: Lee http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Lee Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:33:42 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-733 Ive been moved around poor parts of London all my life and can honestly say that the worst places for things like muggings, drugs and gang violence in order would have to be... 1. Peckham 2. Dagenham 3. Brixton (never lived there but heard stuff about it) 4. Edmonton Ive been moved around poor parts of London all my life and can honestly say that the worst places for things like muggings, drugs and gang violence in order would have to be…
1. Peckham
2. Dagenham
3. Brixton (never lived there but heard stuff about it)
4. Edmonton

]]> By: Marion http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Marion Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:01:34 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-726 I lived in London for 8 months, firstly in a share house in Kilburn for 3 months then East Acton. I wouldn't recommend Kilburn, many businesses have shut down on the high street, making it increasingly deserted. I agree with your statement about Acton, it is fine during the day on the high streets, but like all places you need to keep your witts about you. I lived in East Acton, fairly quiet, and never felt unsafe or uneasy. It is multicultural, Polish and Aussies alike, but yeah I found no problems with it. I lived in London for 8 months, firstly in a share house in Kilburn for 3 months then East Acton. I wouldn’t recommend Kilburn, many businesses have shut down on the high street, making it increasingly deserted. I agree with your statement about Acton, it is fine during the day on the high streets, but like all places you need to keep your witts about you. I lived in East Acton, fairly quiet, and never felt unsafe or uneasy. It is multicultural, Polish and Aussies alike, but yeah I found no problems with it.

]]> By: Peter http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Peter Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:01:33 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-724 I'm about to move to London as well. Thanks for your website, it's really helpful! So, we know the bad areas of London, but can anyone say what would be a really nice and safe place for living? I'm not a celeb or millionaire so of course I'm not looking for a really "posh" place. I want that area to be nice, safe (if this word has a meaning in London), not too cheap but not too expensive. Please can anyone name those places, that would be really helpful. I’m about to move to London as well. Thanks for your website, it’s really helpful!
So, we know the bad areas of London, but can anyone say what would be a really nice and safe place for living? I’m not a celeb or millionaire so of course I’m not looking for a really “posh” place. I want that area to be nice, safe (if this word has a meaning in London), not too cheap but not too expensive. Please can anyone name those places, that would be really helpful.

]]> By: Mirra http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Mirra Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:26:18 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-716 Hi, I found your website on google. At this moment I look where to live in London and which area better when I live now. I lived in Tottenham, Seven Sisters, Walthamstow and now I live in Custom House (East London). All these areas are bad, but cheap. you should be careful every time. in my area (Custom House) and especially in my street where I live now, it's very dangerous, because police is coming everyday. Crime, crime, crime!!! Really tired! Don't live in Newham Borough! I'm a single mum and have 3years old daughter. I think to move to Richmond Borough Council area. Better, I will pay more, but I and my daughter feel safe. I found useful your article!!! Hi,
I found your website on google. At this moment I look where to live in London and which area better when I live now.
I lived in Tottenham, Seven Sisters, Walthamstow and now I live in Custom House (East London). All these areas are bad, but cheap. you should be careful every time. in my area (Custom House) and especially in my street where I live now, it’s very dangerous, because police is coming everyday. Crime, crime, crime!!! Really tired! Don’t live in Newham Borough!
I’m a single mum and have 3years old daughter. I think to move to Richmond Borough Council area. Better, I will pay more, but I and my daughter feel safe.
I found useful your article!!!

]]> By: morthon http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-714 morthon Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:07:10 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-714 Hi, I am moving to London as from the 4th March...and I am looking for a nice place to live in near Canary Wharf...which areas do you advise me?? Best regards Morthon Hi,

I am moving to London as from the 4th March…and I am looking for a nice place to live in near Canary Wharf…which areas do you advise me??

Best regards

Morthon

]]> By: Katie Prior http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Katie Prior Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:27:29 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-709 Hello! I have lived in Brixton for 10 years and have never been a victim of crime. Its a brilliant area to live in if you want to live in an urban environment and London is an urban environment! I live on an extremely friendly and community minded road. I have many friends in Stoke Newington with families and they love it. Your basis for marking these areas as non-livable is extraordinary! You've travelled through Brixton and that is how you've made your judgement? As a previous poster has said, London is a big city and there is crime in any area I'm afraid. You just have to be street-wise and embrace life in a big city. Fear may stop you from experiencing the best of this wonderful place. Hello! I have lived in Brixton for 10 years and have never been a victim of crime. Its a brilliant area to live in if you want to live in an urban environment and London is an urban environment! I live on an extremely friendly and community minded road. I have many friends in Stoke Newington with families and they love it. Your basis for marking these areas as non-livable is extraordinary! You’ve travelled through Brixton and that is how you’ve made your judgement? As a previous poster has said, London is a big city and there is crime in any area I’m afraid. You just have to be street-wise and embrace life in a big city. Fear may stop you from experiencing the best of this wonderful place.

]]> By: david http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-701 david Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:05:57 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-701 i am from australia, and i feel that places in london are either crap, or too posh.. its really hard to find just a decent balanced part of london with normal average type people! i am from australia, and i feel that places in london are either crap, or too posh.. its really hard to find just a decent balanced part of london with normal average type people!

]]> By: sandrar http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-571 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:54:24 +0000 http://www.stooly.com/places-to-avoid-living-in-london/#comment-571 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

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